A police department in Texas is reminding drivers to be cautious when passing emergency vehicles after sharing dash cam video of an SUV hitting a tow truck on the side of the road Wednesday.The video, which has been shared more than 1,000 times on Facebook, shows a police officer with the Euless Police Department and tow truck driver assisting a driver whose car was stopped along the side of the road.Suddenly, a black SUV is seen swerving out of control and into the side of the car, before hitting the ramp of the tow truck and flipping onto its side."The law states a driver must either vacate the lane closet to the stopped emergency vehicle if the road has multiple lanes traveling in the same direction OR slow down 20 mph below the speed limit," the police department said in the post.Police said no one in the video was injured as a result of the crash.

EULESS, Texas —

A police department in Texas is reminding drivers to be cautious when passing emergency vehicles after sharing dash cam video of an SUV hitting a tow truck on the side of the road Wednesday.

The video, which has been shared more than 1,000 times on Facebook, shows a police officer with the Euless Police Department and tow truck driver assisting a driver whose car was stopped along the side of the road.

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Suddenly, a black SUV is seen swerving out of control and into the side of the car, before hitting the ramp of the tow truck and flipping onto its side.

"The law states a driver must either vacate the lane closet to the stopped emergency vehicle if the road has multiple lanes traveling in the same direction OR slow down 20 mph below the speed limit," the police department said in the post.